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Presidential pardons

15 January - 15 April 2008

Prospective applicants have a three-month period from 15 January to 15 April 2008 to apply for Presidential pardons for alleged political offences in accordance with President Thabo Mbeki's announcement in Parliament on 21 November 2007.

President Kgalema Motlanthe on 30 September 2008 extended the date by which the reference group on the granting of presidential pardons must complete its work from 30 September to 30 November 2008.

• T Mbeki: Announcement in Parliament
• Statements
• Terms of reference [PDF]:
  • English
  • Afrikaans
  • isiNdebele
  • isiXhosa
  • isiZulu
  • Sesotho
  • Setswana
  • Siswati
  • Tshivenda
  • Xitsonga
• Application form [PDF]
  • English
  • Afrikaans
  • isiNdebele
  • isiXhosa
  • isiZulu
  • Sesotho
  • Sesotho sa Leboa
  • Setswana
  • Siswati
  • Tshivenda
  • Xitsonga
• Application form - Annexure A [PDF]
  • English
  • Afrikaans
  • isiNdebele
  • isiXhosa
  • isiZulu
  • Sesotho
  • Sesotho sa Leboa
  • Setswana
  • Siswati
  • Tshivenda
  • Xitsonga

Application forms should be submitted to:

Mr Neville Gawula
Office of the Chief Litigation Officer
Dept of Justice and Constitutional Development
329 Pretorius Street
Momentum Building
Pretoria
0001

or

Private Bag X81
Pretoria
0001

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